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This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
Farthest North: America’s First Arctic Hero and His Horrible, Wonderful Voyage to the Frozen Top of the World. By Todd Balf. Published by Byliner Originals.
Reviewed by David Dobbs
May 9, 2012
Continue reading “A Lost Explorer Returns: Todd Balf’s “Farthest North””
The New York Times, May 7, 2012
Looming over the northern edge of the Amazon rain forest are some of the most remarkable mountains on earth. Known as tepuis, or tabletop mountains, they are typically ringed by sheer cliffs that rise thousands of feet from the surrounding lowland jungles. Instead of peaks, tepuis have enormous flat expanses at their tops. To reach the tops of many tepuis, the only choices are scaling the cliffs or flying in a helicopter.
For all their isolation, the tops of tepuis are not barren. They are like islands in the sky, covered with low forests and shrublands that support a diversity of animals likes frogs and lizards. Many of the species that live on top of the tepuis are found nowhere else on the planet.
Continue reading “It’s Not So Lonely at the Top: Ecosystems Thrive High in the Sky”
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
April 25, 2012
On April 4, the Pew Research Center’s released an extensive report on the country’s e-reading habits as part of its Internet and American Life project. It is, as is oftentimes the case with Pew reports, quite interesting and exceedingly bland. (You can find an introduction to the Pew report here; the full report is also available online or as a free download.)
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
April 24, 2012
On April 4, the Pew Research Center’s released an extensive report on the country’s e-reading habits as part of its Internet and American Life project. It is, as is oftentimes the case with Pew reports, quite interesting and exceedingly bland. (You can find an introduction to the Pew report here; the full report is also available online or as a free download.)
This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.
April 23, 2012
On April 4, the Pew Research Center’s released an extensive report on the country’s e-reading habits as part of its Internet and American Life project. It is, as is oftentimes the case with Pew reports, quite interesting and exceedingly bland. (You can find an introduction to the Pew report here; the full report is also available online or as a free download.)